Should I remove CinemaNow Media Manager?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #1,709
United States Rank #639
Reach 0.3964%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 14.05 days
414.44 days >
Average installed length: 217.76 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.9.1.105 |
81.13% |
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| 1.9.1.102 |
4.08% |
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| 1.9.0.80 |
0.13% |
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| 1.9.0.79 |
0.01% |
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| 1.9.0.78 |
0.05% |
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| 1.9.0.63 |
12.48% |
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| 1.9.0.56 |
1.64% |
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| 1.7.0.29 |
0.06% |
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| 1.7.0.28 |
0.08% |
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| 1.6.11.0 |
0.01% |
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| 1.6.10.0 |
0.18% |
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| 1.5.2.0 |
0.10% |
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| 1.4.7.0 |
0.04% |
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Typically installed together
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- #1,709 CinemaNow Media Manager
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CinemaNow Media Manager
from CinemaNow, Inc.
What is CinemaNow Media Manager?
CinemaNow Media Manager software, also called CNMM , is installed onto your PC from the HP MediaSmart Installation CD. This software controls the queuing, downloading, and viewing of movies and other videos from CinemaNow.
Overview
The most used version is 1.9.1.105, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is CinemaNowSvc.exe. The software installer includes 74 files and is usually about 11.27 MB (11,817,955 bytes). Update.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released.
Program details
URL: www.cinemanow.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\CinemaNow\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{6C122441-1861-4CD7-B1C5-A163A6984E12}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 11.27 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by CinemaNow Media Manager
| Program executable: | CinemaNowSvc.exe |
| Name: | CinemaNow Service Application |
| Signed by: | Sonic Solutions |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\CinemaNow\CinemaNow Media Manager\CinemaNowSvc.exe |
| MD5: | 2c24db5f78f0aca759803001e6b4f320 |
| CinemaNow is an Internet-based digital video distribution application. CinemaNow video is generally encoded in VC-1 at 700 to 2500 kbit/s. H.264 and MPEG-2 encoding is also used for certain playback devices. CinemaNow primarily employs... |
Additional files:
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cinemanowcontrol.dll - CinemaNow Media Manager ActiveX (CinemaNow Media Manager Control)
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CinemaNowPreview.dll - CinemaNow Flux Preview Control
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cinemanowsvc.exe - CinemaNow Service Application
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cnproghelper.dll - Media Manager CNProgHelper (CNProgHelper)
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CinemaNowMozilla.dll - CinemaNow Mozilla Plugin
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cinemanowupdatecontrol.dll - CinemaNow Update Control (CinemaNowUpdateControl)
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cndevsynch.dll - Media Manager CNDevSynch (CNDevSynch)
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updatelauncher.exe - CinemaNow UpdateLauncher (UpdateLauncher)
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cinemanowshell.exe - CinemaNow Media Manager
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Mmgr_Install.exe - Setup Launcher
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Update.exe
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roxioplugin.dll - CinemaNow Roxio Plugin (Roxio Plugin)
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cnupdater.exe - CNUpdater Application (CNUpdater)
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downloadmgr.dll - CinemaNow DownloadMgr (DownloadMgr)
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indivdrm.exe - CinemaNow IndivDRM (IndivDRM)
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cinemanowutils.dll - CinemaNow Utils
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download.dll
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venuetray.exe - Venue Tray (Venue Tray App)
Behaviors exhibited
Service
- CinemaNowSvc.exe runs as a service named 'CinemaNow Service' (CinemaNow Service).
Startup File (All Users Run)
- cinemanowshell.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'CinemaNowMediaManagerApp' which loads as C:\Program Files\CinemaNow\CinemaNow Media Manager\CinemaNowShell.exe -start.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- CinemaNowShell.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\CinemaNow\CinemaNow Media Manager\CinemaNowShell.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| CinemaNowSvc.exe |
| Memory: | 6.16 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0011773409% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00045849% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00071885% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 1,581,794 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 8.3 KB | |
How do I remove CinemaNow Media Manager?
You can uninstall CinemaNow Media Manager from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program CinemaNow Media Manager, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove CinemaNow Media Manager.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 82%
Win XP 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
88.92% |
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| Windows 10 |
8.88% |
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| Windows Vista |
1.20% |
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| Windows XP |
1.00% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
81.11% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
6.24% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
4.29% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
2.65% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
1.01% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
0.95% |
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Geography
96.90% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
96.90% |
| Canada |
0.79% |
| Mexico |
0.16% |
| PR |
0.15% |
| United Kingdom |
0.13% |
| Brazil |
0.13% |
| Germany |
0.11% |
| India |
0.09% |
| France |
0.08% |
| Israel |
0.08% |
| Australia |
0.07% |
| Colombia |
0.07% |
| Argentina |
0.07% |
| Philippines |
0.07% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
94.46% |
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| Dell |
3.78% |
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| ASUS |
0.87% |
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| GIGABYTE |
0.54% |
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| Toshiba |
0.35% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
9.79% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
9.09% |
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| HP G62 Notebook PC |
8.64% |
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| HP G72 Notebook PC |
7.70% |
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| HP Pavilion dm4 Notebook ... |
5.82% |
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| Hewlett-Packard Presario ... |
4.74% |
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